[ Vaping? John wrinkles his nose. ]

Nah, I just had a rebellious youth. You know, determined to do the opposite of everything I was told. Ingraining disappointment, drinking all my money, joining the air force.

[ He downs the drink, with a slight wince because while it wasn't that strong to begin with he can feel it starting to work now. ]

Now all my disappointing actions are just on an international level on behalf of my country, so really I'm going up in the world.

[ Nailed it. ]